Plot Synopsis

On Martha's Vineyard, a wife and mother returns home after recently suffering a mental breakdown and recovers with the aid of a newly hired twenty year old mother's helper. During the course of the summer, the two women,who at first appear so different from each other, discover they have a special bond. A physical attraction soon develops between them. When her husband finds out and confronts her about her ''supposed'' affair, she realizes that she can no longer hide from the truth and finds the courage to accept the person she is.